Allegiant adding four West Coast cities to Hawaii service

Allegiant Air, which will begin flying between Honolulu and Las Vegas in June, will expand its Hawaii service this fall with flights between four West Coast cities and Honolulu and Maui.

Las Vegas-based Allegiant (Nasdaq: ALGT) said it will fly between Honolulu and Bellingham, Wash., Eugene Ore., Santa Maria, Calif., and Stockton, Calif., starting in mid-November. The airline will also add flights between Bellingham and Kahului on Maui two days a week starting Nov. 15.

The ticket sales for Fresno were so good that Allegiant said it would also add a second Fresno flight, starting in November, the Fresno Bee reported.

"Allegiant’s announcement today that it will be adding an additional seven weekly flights is good news for Hawaii's tourism economy,” Hawaii Tourism Authority President and CEO Mike McCartneysaid in a statement. “We anticipate the flights to provide up to $86.6 million in visitor spending and $9.4 million in tax revenue annually."